Mar 17 2018
Saturday

02 Arena, London, United Kingdom

Main Event
5 rounds contest @ Heavyweight
Fabricio Werdum
Werdum
Brazil flag
29-6-0
KO 4
KO 4
23-7-0

The tape

36
Age
47
6' 7" / 201 cm
Height
6' 4" / 193 cm
81.1" / 206 cm
Reach
77.2" / 196 cm

Tape record

KOUDSDKOSUB
Form
UDSUBMDUDKO
29
Wins
23
19
By KO
6
66
KO%
26
3
By SUB
11
10
SUB%
48
6
Loses
7
1
Stopped
2
2
Tapped
0
0
Draws
1
2009
Debut
2002
35
Bouts
31
67
Rounds
68
4 hours, 31 minutes
Fight Time
4 hours, 57 minutes

Tape rankings @ Heavyweight

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UFC
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Bellator
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Tapology
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Alexander Volkov vs Fabricio Werdum report

Who won Volkov vs Werdum?

Alexander Volkov beat Fabricio Werdum by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC Fight Night 127, on Saturday 17th March 2018 at 02 Arena in London.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Volkov vs Werdum stats

Alexander Volkov stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 19 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 3 by submission.

Fabricio Werdum made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 7 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Alexander Volkov's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016.

Alexander Volkov's UFC record stood at 12-5-0, while Fabricio Werdum's came in at 12-6-0.

The stats suggested Volkov had a massive power advantage over Werdum, boasting a 66% knock out percentage over Werdum's 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Werdum had a massive advantage over Volkov, boasting a 48% submission rate over Volkov's 10%.

Alexander Volkov was the younger man by 11 years, at 36 years old.

Volkov had a height advantage of 3 inches over Werdum. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Volkov was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 10 months later than Werdum, whose first professional fight was in 2002. He had fought 29 more professional rounds, 105 to Werdum's 76.

Volkov vs Werdum form

Volkov had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Tai Tuivasa at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alexander Romanov at UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili on 11th March 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jairzinho Rozenstruik at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs. Rozenstruik on 4th June 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Tom Aspinall at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

He was victorious against Marcin Tybura at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

Activity check

Volkov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

Werdum's last 3 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 7 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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